US President Donald Trump has ordered the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 8s following Sunday's deadly plane crash in Ethiopia.

The president said any Boeing currently in the air will go to its destination and then be grounded.

He said pilots and airlines have been notified, adding that the safety of the American people is of"paramount concern".

The move follows the crash in Ethiopia last weekend in which 157 people died.

Full credit to the man . Finally - only after he was called out about it. He should have lead the world on this. TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! Lol he’s does something good and people still moan 😂 Has he consulted with the CEO of Boeing, Dennis Boeing yet? A bit late DT everyone's already thought about that,but better late than never

Took 24h more than the EU to make this decision

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